Resource library

The electronic tool is designed to measure use of the pre-printed NIMC VTE prophylaxis section safety elements. It can be used to collect pre-implementation and post-implementation audit data, and report on audit data.

The User Guide has been developed to provide information on how to conduct an audit of the NIMC VTE prophylaxis section, and how to use the Excel audit and reporting tool. 

The List of Excluded Medicinal Items includes medicines that should be prescribed by brand name, for practicality and safety purposes. 

This document was last updated by the Commission in December 2022. From 1 January 2023, the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care is managing the curation of Active ingredient prescribing resources. From this date, please direct all AIP enquiries to aiprescribing@health.gov.au

The NSMC audit aims to evaluate the effectiveness of NSMC safety features and improve the safety of medication charting.

On 27 April 2022, the Commission released the new national Opioid Analgesic Stewardship in Acute Pain Clinical Care Standard.

The List of Medicines for Brand Consideration includes medicines prescribers should consider prescribing by brand name as well as active ingredient name.

This document was last updated by the Commission in December 2022. From 1 January 2023, the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care is managing the curation of Active ingredient prescribing resources. From this date, please direct all AIP enquiries to aiprescribing@health.gov.au

This complete version of the Opioid Analgesic Stewardship in Acute Pain Clinical Care Standard describes what each quality statement means for patients and their families, clinicians, and health service organisations, and provides indicators for local monitoring. It includes information about using clinical care standards, and the background and evidence sources for this standard.

The Escalation Mapping Template (EMT) is a quality improvement tool to assess the efficacy of health service providers’ systems to recognise and respond to deterioration in a person’s mental state.

• Access the online version of the EMT

The Excel version of the EMT can be downloaded below.

This guidance for health service organisations provides options and strategies for conserving medicines primarily in the acute care setting. 

To provides users with updated information on reflective questions and examples of evidence for the 2021 Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard.

The purpose of this guide is to describe the actions in the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (second edition) for health service organisations about to commence operations. Interim accreditation to the requirements set out in this document will generally apply for the first 12 months of operation.

This guide explains how digital mental health service providers should implement a charter of service users rights.

This user guide supports prescribers to prescribe medicines by the active ingredient with best practice guidance for specification of brand.

This document was last updated by the Commission in December 2022. From 1 January 2023, the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care is managing the curation of Active ingredient prescribing resources. From this date, please direct all AIP enquiries to aiprescribing@health.gov.au

This user guide provides information on how to access reports in the NSMC Audit System.

The Module has been developed to apply in any healthcare setting across Australia. It leverages the organisation’s existing clinical governance framework for its implementation. It can be applied along with other national safety and quality standards with a robust clinical governance framework, such as the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards, the National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health Standards or the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards.